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school uniforms

One tool parent says "They are trying to take away kids' rights and have an excuse for why the kids aren't as successful as kids in other schools."

"kids' rights"....really? THEY'RE KIDS. I sound old saying this--kids never dressed in my day the way they do now. I'm shocked at what I see at the mall or if I drive by a school. Thug looking fools, girls who look like hookers.....I think school uniforms are a good idea. School should be about learning, not about social networking. I wish when I was younger my parents and my school would have forced me to pay more attention to my studies and less attention on the things that just do not matter.

Re: school uniforms

One tool parent says "They are trying to take away kids' rights and have an excuse for why the kids aren't as successful as kids in other schools."

"kids' rights"....really? THEY'RE KIDS. I sound old saying this--kids never dressed in my day the way they do now. I'm shocked at what I see at the mall or if I drive by a school. Thug looking fools, girls who look like hookers.....I think school uniforms are a good idea. School should be about learning, not about social networking. I wish when I was younger my parents and my school would have forced me to pay more attention to my studies and less attention on the things that just do not matter.

I think every older generation has had the same feelings towards the younger generation's dress that you do. Those damn kids with their hula hoops, pac man video games, and zima.

One tool parent says "They are trying to take away kids' rights and have an excuse for why the kids aren't as successful as kids in other schools."

"kids' rights"....really? THEY'RE KIDS. I sound old saying this--kids never dressed in my day the way they do now. I'm shocked at what I see at the mall or if I drive by a school. Thug looking fools, girls who look like hookers.....I think school uniforms are a good idea. School should be about learning, not about social networking. I wish when I was younger my parents and my school would have forced me to pay more attention to my studies and less attention on the things that just do not matter.

Re: school uniforms

It's funny, there was talk about going to this back when I was in 8th grade I want to say and there was this big uproar from the students. About 10 years later I don't really see what the big deal would have been.

Re: school uniforms

I can speak from experience here as I went to Hiatt & East HS, but this is long overdue. The new principal at Hiatt is a breath of fresh air in the DMPS. He made his position well-known the day he arrived at that school, and he hasn't budged since, despite parent/teacher criticism stating he has "unrealistic expectations". Is it unrealistic to expect kids to behave and to study and dress properly? No. Hiatt's test scores are still below par, but they have improved steadily since he arrived and discipline issues have dropped dramatically.

When I attended Hiatt, it was virtually impossible to go a single period without having one of my fellow classmates sent to the office for one reason or another. Also, I don't think I ever went a week at that school without seeing a fight of some kind. I knew a lot of my classmates came from low income or broken families and I didn't realize until I was older that some of these kids just didn't have any support structure whatsoever.

I certainly hope that Hiatt and Harding can get things turned around, as there are a lot of great kids that come out of these two schools, but there are still more that need an extra push.

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